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2026 NPPES data Neurological Surgery Physician NPI 1740607795 M.D.
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Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician in Omaha, Nebraska.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 8,317 in Neurological Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
17
Medicare Part D claims · Neurological Surgery Physician avg: 189
MIPS score
77.5/100
▼ 6 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$1.9K
20 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.5/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 17 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

77.5/100
MIPS score · -6 vs avg
17
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥20th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1740607795), first enumerated 03/26/2014.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 17 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $1.9K in reported industry payments (20 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1740607795 · Neurological Surgery Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1740607795
  • ENUM-MID 2014
  • TAX-MID 8K Neurological Surgery
  • MIPS-BELOW 77.5/100
  • RX-TRACE 17
  • BOOK-THIN 53 in Nebraska
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kalil Abdullah · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

78 ≥ 20th percentile 20% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. sits

This provider among neurological surgery physician peers

Across the 1,591 neurological surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 9% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 29% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.949.974.899.8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim 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percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Ching-Jen Chen, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 9 · MIPS quality, percentile: 29
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one neurological surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/26/2014

NPI 1740607795

Primary specialty

Neurological Surgery Physician

Mid-sized

8,317 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

17 91% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 189

MIPS final score

77.5/100 6 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Nebraska

How Neurological Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Nebraska providers

Nebraska providers
Personal Care Attendant14.4%Adult Companion8.2%Chore Provider6.3%Mental Health Counselor5.3%Home Health Aide5.3%Behavior Technician5.2%Neurological Surgery Physici…0.1%
Largest specialties in Nebraska (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neurological Surgery Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
77.5/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%77.5%
MIPS final score (Neurological Surgery Physician) - 77.5/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

8005 FARNAM DR STE 305
Omaha, NE 68114
(402) 390-4111

Provider Details

NPI 1740607795
Specialty Neurological Surgery Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 03/26/2014

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

77.5093
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
66.6499
Quality
50.9366
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Alegent Creighton Clinic
Omaha, NE
UT Physicians
Houston, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$1.9K

Largest payer

MicroVention, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

17
Total Claims
$2K
Total Drug Cost
N/A
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
36.5
Total Day Supply
1,031
Generic Drug Cost
$128

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
63.5 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.22
More Neurological Surgery Physician in NE → All providers in Nebraska → Compare specialties →

Neurological Surgery Physician Overview

How Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. fits within the Neurological Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

8,317
Neurological Surgery Physician Providers in US
53
States with Neurological Surgery Physician
189
Avg Claims per Provider

Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.'s 17 claims are below the specialty average of 189.

Nationwide Neurological Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Chen, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (77.5 here).

Jessica Stark 77.5 TX Kalil Abdullah 77.5 PA Taylor Abel 77.5 PA Edward Andrews 77.5 PA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2014)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Alexandra Lacey Saint Paul, MN Buqing Liang Loma Linda, CA Wissam Elfallal Daytona Beach, FL Jason Duong Duarte, CA

Nearby Neurological Surgery Physician Providers in Nebraska

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Nebraska, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Chen.

One of 53 Neurological Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Nebraska, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Michele Aizenberg
M.D.
Omaha, NE
Dr. Omar Akbik
M.D.
Omaha, NE
Dr. Yamenah Ambreen
MD
Omaha, NE
Dr. Joshua Anderson
MD
Grand Island, NE
Dr. Adeleke Badejo
M.D., FACS
Kearney, NE

Compare Neurological Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. specializes in Neurological Surgery Physician and practices in Omaha, Nebraska. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. wrote 17 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2K in drug costs for N/A beneficiaries.
What is Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 77.5/100 (Quality: 66.6, Cost: 50.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. located? ▼
Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. is located at 8005 FARNAM DR STE 305, Omaha, NE, 68114. Phone: (402) 390-4111.
What is Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740607795, issued on 03/26/2014.
How many Neurological Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 8,317 Neurological Surgery Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Neurological Surgery Physician provider writes 189 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Ching-Jen Chen, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 17 Part D claims and N/A Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Ching-Jen Chen, M.D.'s NPI is 1740607795 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.